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If only you would listen/hadn't listened, Michael! Please be quiet!
would listen
If only I had spoken/spoke better English.
spoke
If only we knew/had known that the exhibition was so awful.
had known
I wish I had/hadn't bought such an expensive pair of shoes yesterday.
hadn't bought
If only I had been/ was a little taller, so I could wear that coat.
was
I wish you would/wouldn't keep talking so loudly.
wouldn't keep
Joe's office is 10 kilometres away and there is no public transport to get there. He wishes ............(car).
He wishes he had a car.
Ryan is short but he wants to be a basketball player . He wishes ..........(taller).
He wishes he was taller.
Layla really loves animals, but her parents won't let her have a pet. She wishes........(cat)
She wishes she had a cat.
It's a cold winter's day, but Lisa is thinking of the summer holidays. She wishes ..............(on a beach).
She wishes she was on a beach.
My dad is bald and he doesn't like it. He wishes .......... (long hair).
He wishes he had long hair.
This is Connor's first skiing lesson and he keeps falling over. He wishes...............( ski well).
He wishes he could ski well.
If only I...................(not tell) him my secrets yesterday.
hadn't told
I wish I ...................(choose) to study something different last year.
had chosen
I wish I............(treat) my little sister better when we were younger.
had treated
If only I.............(study) more for our last exam.
had studied
I wish I................(learn) to play the guitar when I was younger.
had learnt
If only I.........(not listen) to my friend yesterday.
hadn't listened
I wish I............(not say) that to my friend yesterday.
hadn't said
If only I............(pay) more attention to my last maths teacher.
had paid
It would have been good to get that jacket in the sale. If only........
If only I had bought that jacket in the sale.
I regret not getting those Nike trainers on eBay yesterday. I wish........
I wish I had bought those Nike trainers on eBay yesterday.
I do not like the way you always leave the lights on in every room. I wish........
I wish you wouldn't leave the lights on in every room.
Mum was wrong to put my new jumper in the wash. If only.......
If only my mum hadn't put my new jumper in the wash.
It's a pity that nobody saved the department store from closing down. If only......
If only somebody had saved the department store from closing down.